Crucial evidence to be adduced by witnesses on post-election violence might be tampered with, a minister has warned.

Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Mutula Kilonzo said some victims of the violence have been threatened with dire consequences if they co-perate with institutions fighting impunity.

Mutula also revealed the Government had received a report of how police supervised and encouraged looters to vandalise businesses.

"The evidence of police protecting the attackers has been adduced and that has not been tampered with," he said.

The minister was addressing delegates at the 50th anniversary conference of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in Mombasa, on Wednesday.

He said once the Waki list is made public, those who committed atrocities would be held responsible.

He said evidence of the threats is contained in bundles of correspondence in his office from victims and urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to protect the evidence.

He at the same time challenged the Attorney General to table a Bill to amend the Witness Protection Act.

"This should be done by December before the ICC begins investigating cases of election violence," he said.

Mutula said transitional justice process was under jeopardy and the Government might end up without credible evidence against perpetrators of the election violence.

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